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In 2006, the CEO of Whole Foods reduced his salary to $1 a year, donated his entire portfolio to charity, and set up a $100,000 fund for staff facing personal problems.

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Microsoft made $16,005 in revenue in its first year of operation.

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Starbucks uses round tables to make solo coffee drinkers feel less alone.

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Steve Jobs' secretary told him that she was late for work because her car wouldn't start. That very afternoon, Jobs came back and threw her a set of keys to a brand new Jaguar, saying: "Here, don’t be late anymore."

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Colgate's first toothpaste came in a jar.

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The first McDonald’s drive-thru was opened near a military base in Arizona “to serve soldiers who weren’t permitted to get out of their cars while wearing fatigues.”

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20% of tuxedo rentals take place in May.

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Dell Computers was started by a 19 year old with only $1,000.

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